News & Analysis

CML Innovative Technologies (CML-IT) has signed a partnership deal with Arrow Sasco Holz (ASH) covering Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and the Eastern European States.

FocusEDL, the leading electronic components distributor specializing in the communications and high-performance datacoms industries and the company behind IC4me, has increased its applications support team.

XP Power has opened an office in Shanghai to provide technical and commercial support to its customers and to strengthen its ties with local manufacturing partners.XP Power now has seven manufacturing partners in Asia who produce both AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies for the company's customers worldwide.

Tundra Semiconductor’s Tsi109 Host Bridge is to be integrated into the Genesi High Density Blade Server. Using the Tsi109, the Genesi design optimises system space to create the highest possible density blade server and ensures high performance at low cost.

Schaffner intends to reveal the art of EMC at the forthcoming Drives and Controls expo which takes place at the NEC in May. The Wokingham based company is to take a demonstration unit to the exhibition to illustrate EMC effects on drive systems and the solutions available to improve compliance, functionality and reliability.

Intersil has named Andrew Rhind as VP and general manager of the company’s Consumer Power products group, which markets high-performance power solutions for the consumer electronics market.

Telelogic AB has announced the acquisition of privately-held I-Logix, a leading provider of modeling tools for the embedded market. Under the terms of the agreement, the consideration of USD 80 million will be paid in cash. I-Logix´s revenue 2005 was USD 26.8 million with 11% in operating margin. I-Logix currently employs 133 people.

Aeroflex and 7 layers have announced a partnership on 3G mobile handset conformance testing under which the 7 layers test and service facility in UK will use Aeroflex’s 6401 AIME/CT conformance system complete with inter-system handover capability (ISHO) for its 3G handset testing requirements.

DT Electronics has published a short technical guide entitled ‘Solutions to RF and low power radio applications’. The guide, which is available free of charge, describes recent trends in low power wireless components and system architectures.

Tundra Semiconductor has appointed Redtree Solutions as its sole representative agent in Europe. Supporting the complete Tundra range of RapidIO®, VME and PCI/X based system interconnect products, Redtree will provide a local design-in service to tier 1 customers in IT, storage and telecom sectors.